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Sunday, April 4, 2010

CHAMBRAY SHIRTS FROM THE VAULT :1920's to 1950's

An example of the original Chambray's fabric with this pull-over shirt from the early 1920's....A close-up of it's tag ."GRAND TEINT " can be translated into : color fastness the term originated in France in 1880 ....One of my favorite shirt.......And finally ,what seems to be everybody's fixation on ebay lately : a dead stock ww2 US NAVY shirt .the real deal here......

Sunny days are back again .Time to pull out our favorite chambray shirts right !!?.So i took advantage of a day off ,to go through my collection and select some cool labels for you to enjoy.

The fabric originated from a town in the Normandy/Eure region call Chambray.It was originally woven for farmer's wardrobes by a man named Bastide Chambray.The light blue colored material was actually the fabric of choice for the working man's shirt. Hence, the term blue-collar worker came into use.

Chambray is a closely woven plain weave cotton fabric.The fabric is made of dyed warp (down) and white or unbleached filling (across). Both carded or combed yarns are used. It has a white selvedge to prevent raveling.A spring/summer favorite and a collector's dream ,chambray as never been outta style as far as i can remember that is.....

1 comment:

Thanks for posting some of your chambray shirts and a little history of the fabric. I usually wear a 40's to 50's chambray shirt to work with my favorites brands are Sears Hercules, Penny's Oxhide or a WWII USN chambray. Another favorite are prison chambray shirts from the 50's with the light blue buttons. They look very much like USN shirts but without spec label in the collar.